So I was curious how I was related to Silas and to find out a bit more about him. This post will answer the first question and the next one will be more of a biography.
Silas Putnam was my 5th Cousin 4 times removed and here is how we are connected:
| Relationship | Name | Birth | Death | Married to | Comment: |
| My 9th Great Grandfather | John Putnam (1579-1662) | Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England | Salem Village, MA, USA | Pricila Gould(1586-1663) | First Putnam immigrant to Massachusetts, between 1630-1640 |
| My 8th Great Grandfather | Nathanial Putnam(1619-1700) | Aston Abbots, Buckinghamshire, England | Salem Village, MA, USA | Elisabeth Hutchinson(1629-1688) | Immigrated with his father |
| My 8th Great Uncle | Benjamin Putnam(1664-1756) | Salem Village, MA, USA | Salem Village, MA, USA | Elizabeth(1659-1705) | Not sure of his tied to the Salem Witch trials, but he lived in Salem Village at that time and the Putnams where major accusers |
| My 1st Cousin, 8 times removed | Isreal Putnam(1699-1760) | Salem Village, MA, USA | Bedford, MA, USA | Sarah Bacon(1696-1760) | |
| My 2nd Cousin, 7 times removed | Tarrent Putnam(1733-1804) | Bedford, MA, USA | Newbury, VT, USA | Mary Porter(1736-1772) | Served in the Revolutionary War |
| My 3rd Cousin, 6 times removed | Eleazer Porter Putnam(1758-1814) | Danvers (was Salem Villiage), MA, USA | Corinth, VT, USA | Rebecca Smith(1760-1816) | |
| My 4th Cousin, 5 times removed | Israel Smith Putnam(1785-1835) | Danvers (was Salem Villiage), MA, USA | Sheldon, NY, USA | Charlotte Stafford(1791-1861) | |
| My 5th Cousin, 4 times removed | Silas Safford Putnam(1822-1895) | Hartford, NY, USA | Dorchester, MA, USA | Ann Maria Whitmarsh(1822-?) |
As a side note, Silas was the 2nd cousin, 4 times removed of General Israel Putnam(1718-1790), who is the horseman pictured on the label of the Whiskey. Israel was my 2nd cousin, 8 times removed.
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